Steve Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Technology is at its best when it makes people’s lives better, and that’s precisely what we’re going for with our self-driving car project. We’re using advanced computer science to try and make driving safer and more enjoyable. Our vehicles, of which about a dozen are on the road at any given time, have now completed more than 300,000 miles of testing. They’ve covered a wide range of traffic conditions, and there hasn’t been a single accident under computer control. We’re encouraged by this progress, but there’s still a long road ahead. To provide the best experience we can, we’ll need to master snow-covered roadways, interpret temporary construction signals and handle other tricky situations that many drivers encounter. As a next step, members of the self-driving car team will soon start using the cars solo (rather than in pairs), for things like commuting to work. This is an important milestone, as it brings this technology one step closer to every commuter. One day we hope this capability will enable people to be more productive in their cars. For now, our team members will remain in the driver’s seats and will take back control if needed. And while these team members are commuting, many of them will be testing our algorithms on a new type of vehicle we’ve added to the self-driving car family over the past few months to help us refine our systems in different environments and on different terrain: the Lexus RX450h. With each breakthrough we feel more optimistic about delivering this technology to people and dramatically improving their driving experience. We’ll see you on the road! http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/the-self-driving-car-logs-more-miles-on.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wax On Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Nice, I'll be visiting more country pubs if this takes off... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00ban Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 This would literally be the bomb. They need to quieten fucking cars / lorries / busses down though. They're still well too loud. They'll be one of those things in the future that everyone laughs at. Like fake boobs, hair gel and high heeled shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 They'll be one of those things in the future that everyone laughs at. Like fake boobs, hair gel and high heeled shoes. I've got all 3 on right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snuff Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 you can drink and drive....awesome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 ^totes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 i knew drink driving was gonna make a comeback 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kian Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 This would literally be the bomb. They need to quieten fucking cars / lorries / busses down though. They're still well too loud. nah old people and blind folks are complaining that hybrids are too quiet and they can't hear them while crossing the streets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 This would literally be the bomb. They need to quieten fucking cars / lorries / busses down though. They're still well too loud. Steve is complaining that hybrids are too quiet and he can't hear them while crossing the streets fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00ban Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 This would literally be the bomb. They need to quieten fucking cars / lorries / busses down though. They're still well too loud. nah old people and blind folks are complaining that hybrids are too quiet and they can't hear them while crossing the streets Meh, neither of those groups contributes to society anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kian Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 This would literally be the bomb. They need to quieten fucking cars / lorries / busses down though. They're still well too loud. nah old people and blind folks are complaining that hybrids are too quiet and they can't hear them while crossing the streets Meh, neither of those groups contributes to society anyway! should we also fix it to steve doesn't contributes to society anyway? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 I was listening to a tech podcast earlier where they were talking about Google's new demo of self-driving cars and they talked about something I hadn't even considered. The car is constantly monitoring the environment around you. If you're going to get into a crash, the car will try and take action to minimise harm to humans, but that means, for example, that if the only way to save your own life was to swerve, which would cause you to crash into 2 pedestrians, that the car would effectively sacrifice you to save the pedestrians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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